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A Review of Vern Poythress’s “Effects of Interpretive Frameworks on the Application of Old Testament Law” — Chapter 5 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
Frame and Poythress are two closely associated names for a good reason. In this case, Frame’s (chapter four) comparison of theonomy with Kline’s “intrusion ethics” is followed by Poythress’s (chapter five) comparison of . . . wait for it . . . theonomy and intrusion ethics. He begins with an extended discussion of Leviticus 19:19, [...]
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A Review of John Frame’s “The One, The Many, and Theonomy” — Chapter 4 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
John Frame, as I think Gary North puts it somewhere, has a tendency to think that from a certain angle, everyone is right. When describing his approach to theonomy, the Latin phrase to keep in mind is “Sic et Non,” and the English colloquial equivalent is “muddying the waters.” on the one hand, he tells [...]
Rousas John Rushdoony’s “The Institutes of Biblical Law” — A Review
If the entire theonomic school is to be traced back to a single book, Rousas John Rushdoony’s Institutes of Biblical Law is that book. Originally three years of sermons written by an unusually well-read pastor, Institutes argues for the ongoing validity of biblical law, from the New Testament as well as the Old. But that [...]
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Greg Bahnsen’s “Theonomy in Christian Ethics” — A Review
Historical Background to The Book 1973 was a busy year. It was then, two years after Nixon announced that the secular state had the right to redefine money at will, the Supreme court decided that the secular state could redefine human life at will, ending once and for all the notion that a secular state [...]
“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 2, Tremper Longman III: “God’s Law and Mosaic Punishments Today”
After Knudeson’s almost-invisible critique and constant equivocating, the more confrontational style of Longman is a relief. At last, something to sink one’s teeth into! He goes in guns blazing. Unfortunately, his aim is a bit sporadic from the get-go. He begins by alarming Christians with his a particularly graphic example of what might become a [...]
“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 1, Robert D. Knudeson, “May We Use the Term Theonomy?”
I have finally gotten my hands on a copy of Theonomy: An Informed Critique by Westminster Theological Seminary. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on it for awhile, but I didn’t want to spend money on it because everything I’ve read that is written against the theonomists has so far been a complete waste [...]
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David Chilton’s “Paradise Restored” — A Review
Significance and Setting Paradise Restored has been rightly described by Gary North as the “fourth cornerstone” of the school of thought known as Christian Reconstruction, or theonomic postmillennialism. Related Posts:“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 1, Robert D. Knudeson, “May We Use the Term Theonomy?”Greg Bahnsen’s “No Other Standard” — A ReviewThree Events of 1973 Which [...]
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Greg Bahnsen’s “No Other Standard” — A Review
In No Other Standard Greg Bahnsen shows exactly why he was such a fine debater. Carefully, precisely, and patiently, he dispatches all of the most common objections to the theonomist perspective in a mere 325 pages. In addition to its being an important work in its own right as a clarification and defense of the [...]
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“By What Standard?” A Proposed Debate With John Fensel
I propose that I and John Fensel debate. Here’s the rules I propose. Related Posts:Greg Bahnsen’s “Theonomy in Christian Ethics” — A Review“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 2, Tremper Longman III: “God’s Law and Mosaic Punishments Today”“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 1, Robert D. Knudeson, “May We Use the Term Theonomy?”David Chilton’s “Paradise Restored” — [...]
A Review of Dan McCartney’s “The New Testament Use of the Pentateuch: Implications for the Theonomic Movement” — Chapter 6 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”